His footwork is insane

10 years late and I still get shivers watching this!

look at his edges theyre so insane he's so insane for this i love patrick chan

私の中ではこの演技の右に出るプログラムはないと思ってる。そう思うくらい何度見ても涙を流すほど感動する。

He is the perfect combination of athleticism and artistry.

美しすぎて足元ばかり観てしまうわ。 本当好き。 オーケストラのダイナミックさがPチャンのスケーティングにピッタリ。 足から音楽鳴ってそう(*^^*)

I didn’t realize how wonderful he was until this performance. A true talent!

His best program is The Phantom of the Opera. It is the masterpiece✨ Skating skill AMAZING ❤❤

Nobody skates like he does these days. Supreme level!

I always have tears in my eyes every time I watch this amazing performance by my favourite skater skating to my favourite music. Thank you, Patrick, for bringing figure skating to a new level. Best of luck at the Worlds in March!

Brawo,cudownie. Zachwycający pokaz.Ogromna przyjemność oglądania .

このオペラ座が昔も今も大好き。色褪せないっていいな。

Brawo .Mistrzowski pokaz.Mój ulubiony łyżwiarz.

この当時はパトリックチャンが全盛期。カッコよかった。プルシェンコの次のキングかな。

Masterpiece , what a wonderful performance

Just as the commentators said... so passionate! Fantastic Patrick! 👏

all the people last year at the Olympics who said that Patrick didn't have enough skill...that he was overrated.. that his awesome transitions and footwork weren't enough....that he can't win because he doesn't have a quad.. well I hope they're watching this now, because he just landed TWO perfect quads and showed them the best freeskate in figure skating..ever.

Zachwycający program ,fantastyczne wykonanie .❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

スケーティングはヤグディンと並んで最高だった。惜しむらくは、引退まで終に克服できなかった３Aだけど、そういう粗があっても良いんじゃない？　間違いなく一時代を築いた人。

Wow, he's so good!! Long Live The Emperor, Patrick Chan!!

PCHIDDY♥ Will always love PCHAN! Phantasia is such an amazing choreography/theme! Patrick Chan, make 2010-2011 your year!

ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS. and i LOVE how his skating costumes are totally not like. lycra tight. seriously. he was wearing a tux and skating. how manlier can you get?!

I've gotten so that I switch back and forth between his phantom and daisukes. I love them both.

うわぁ素晴らしいですね!!

マスカレードでフィニッシュもカッコいいね。

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

That was one of the most gorgeous free skate I have ever seen. I reminds me a lot of Plushenko's SP at the Olympics, effortless, and flawless. :)

Even though the landings are little shaky, but gee the foot work and expression is probably the best I've ever in the last 20 years. If the triple axel and the salchow handed a little better it would have been perfect. Better than Plushenko artistically but techically may be give him a couple more years.

やはり、王者です。 素晴らしい。

Long Live Patrick Chan! The best Male Figure Skater in the World!!

Thank you for posting this video.

Amazing!

This is the best, most technically difficult and passionate skate I've ever seen, quad, quad triple, triple axel and footwork to die for.

Wow! Talk about High Definition!

Music of the nightがめっちゃ合う...すごい

LOL. I found him arranging the little stuff animals on top of the big lion extremely endearing

Wow! Just WOW!!!

Woooowww... he is so good.

I think you can say that this is probably the greatest men's free skate... ever. Athletically and technically, at least. I've never seen a man skate with so much difficulty and energy throughout an entire program. You can't even say that those scores are inflated that much because it was mostly earned on the technical side.

❤❤❤❤😭

Brilliant!! I've been watching competitive skating for 30 years and have never seen a program like this! Patrick Chan is the best male skater in the world and if he skates like this, he is unbeatable!!

The best male figure skater.

The second quad looks under rotated. Look at the slow video replay; you can see how and where the blade scrapes the ice as he lands.

i love you Patrick!!! you're AWESOME! you make Canadians proud!!

かっこいいなぁー！

oh my. what a beautiful performance from such a beautiful skater. PCHIDDY

@3gatsunolion typically natioanls scores are a little inflated. It's a shame he didn't skate this program in an international event, he'de have set the scoring record, even with an element removed from each program this year, thats impressive!

PATRICK

@Shyling16 When?

Considering he has the highest marks ever given and its a world record I'm not sure how much proof your statement holds.

even i am silenced .... although his scores are so ..... ok i'm silenced.

PATRICK CHAN!!!! WHOOHOO!!! THAT WAS AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE!

OMGOMGOMG Go Patrick! I held my breath the entire time! :D

Great to finally see a Asian Canadian make it to the top! Congrats Patrick Chan!

I was there but I have to watch it over and over. This was undoubtedly the best performance the world has ever seen. It wasn't a fluke either -- Patrick was solid all week long in practice.

didnt Kevin Reynolds land 2 quads in one program before?

I hope that he could become a legend of figue skating like Michelle Kwan did .

I love Patrick Chan's skating but, I was a little disappointed by the music choice for this performance. When he first started competing he skated to intricate classical music that showcased his elegance and technical skill. I understand and appreciate the effort that went into this program choreographically and physically by Lori and Patrick but it seems a bit too stars on ice to me. My dream was for him to skate to Mahler's 5th but that has become a classic for the Canadian Ice Dancers.

@parermayla Yes, when Plushenko was 19, he won a silver at the Olympics. In his FP he did 4+3+3, another 4t as well as two perfect 3A.

@parermayla what wasn't clean about this performance?

Patrick will definitely medal at Worlds

@apostate11 what a ridicious comment

His parent look proud!

Great performance!! lol

GoGo Patrick ^0^b

@bluhvn100 Unfortunately, Russian splits, spirals, and other such moves would get him no real credit, so he would be unwise to expend the energy to do them. The IJS system is about working the point values, and he does it superbly. That said, he is my favorite skater right now. He's improved so much in the last year and I'm hoping he goes all the way to gold in Sochi.

I'll start by saying that I'm not a big Chan fan (ducks!!! :-) ) but WOW! That's one heck of a performance. I've noticed some banter about Plushenko here (I am a big Plushenko fan). Honestly Plushenko today, I don't think Chan would have to worry too much as long as he lands those jumps. Plushenko of 10 years ago - I don't know but it would be fun to watch!

에고 전성기가 올림픽 바로 다음해에 왔네 운도 없다

the way he performs when he skates reminds me so much of jeffery buttle when he was skating. Patrick must have learnt so much from watching him and also with coreography from lori nichol he has sky rocketed pass how much jeffery presented

"phantom" is my all-time favorite movie!!!!!!!! maybe patrick could get a costume similar to the one the clothes the "phantom" wears in the movie. otherwise, fantastic!

@SimonaCB Were you not aware of all the crap Plushenko was saying about everyone who did not have a quad? He needs to eat his words if he's planning to compete again, which he said he will in due time.

@SimonaCB Regardless, he now needs to eat his words. So many more people have incorporated the quad into their programs. He can't be condescending now. He believed he was on a pedestal and he would never fall. I have no idea what you're trying to argue. I'm not talking about the developments in figure skating, I'm saying that this program has rendered Plushenko's comments moot about Patrick Chan.

@ThePhantomSpoon good but not the greatest

@islandsylph Yes, if you watched it on CBC then you got appropriate silence and only the most helpful comments from Kurt and Tracey. Unfortunately, the CBC broadcast of this isn't on KZfaq. Even on CBC's website it's this Bold version. Ugh!

His parents look pretty solemn...

Plushenko is crying in the arms of his mother.

@CenterStageDesign he wont, when plushenko was 19 or 20, he was better than chan, he is stll better than chan

OMGOD his crazy !! CRAZY ! ! I TELL YOU But good crazy :L

Hey Patrick Chan wanna teach me how to skate? ;)

i hate how artisticly he is so poor, see the arms is so distracting so bad, his hands are allways open, he needs to improve really serious in that, because show that he practice to much and is not natural how must be!! But in the other hand is technique is so good!!

this is not even a clean performance. but good

the commentators need to shut up big time

Jump, jump, jump. He is a good enough skater. I'd like to see a wider range of presentation, but the values of figure skating have shifted to emphasize jumping. No Russian split. No spiral. No romance. Maybe he will mellow out. How old is he?